The Principal of a Local Elementary School Plans to Implement

Multiple Choice

The principal of a local elementary school plans to implement a "Reading for Cash" program,in which children would be given cash rewards for reading.Before investing in this plan,the principal asks for your assessment.Because ___________,you would probably tell her that the program would not be an effective way to increase interest in reading.

A) cash rewards tend to increase performance on a task
B) any forms of encouragement tend to reduce intrinsic motivation
C) external rewards tend to reduce any inherent intrinsic interest
D) intrinsic interests tend to weaken over time regardless of incentives
E) external rewards tend to increase any inherent intrinsic interest